Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens announced that he would not seek re-election for a third term as Georgia’s Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner. In conjunction with that announcement,... Read more

Gov. Nathan Deal, joined by members of the General Assembly, today signed legislation to address issues of opioid abuse during a ceremony at the State Capitol. Deal signed SB 121, the Jeffre... Read more

U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) today announced he will serve on the Armed Services, Banking, Agriculture, and Budget Committees in the 115th Congress. Senator Perdue’s role on these powerf... Read more

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., took his third oath of office in the U.S. Senate as the 115th Congress convened today. He again marked the occasion with his family in attendance in the S... Read more

Chuck Thaxton was the winner of a runoff this week for the Polk County Commission District 2 seat, beating incumbent Ray Barber, 746 to 569. The two were the top vote-getters in the four-pe... Read more

James (J.P.) Foster, Jr. of Cedartown has qualified as an independent candidate for Polk School District Board of Education, District 3, for the November general election. Foster is a retire... Read more

The Floyd County Commission will have two new commissions following Tuesdays election. Allison Watters defeated incumbent Bagwell with 59.54 % if votes (4,542 to 3,087 ). Wright Bagby defe... Read more

Voters in Cedartown and Aragon will go to the polls Tuesday to decide several municipal seats. In Cedartown,, voters will be electing two for the City Commission with Andrew Cater, David Jam... Read more

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson announced Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The 70 year-old Senator added that he and his doctors said that the disease has not impac... Read more